Mupen64Plus AE (N64 Emulator)'s review

Go back in time with Nintendo 64 games for your Android device.

6

Nostalgic

Good concept

Poor execution

Bad settings

Poor graphics

"A Nintendo Emulator That Needs Some Work"

THE VERDICT

It may be unfair to judge a game while it's still in beta testing, but reviews must be fair. It's hard not to love apps that take the player back to old Nintendo games with a healthy dose of nostalgia, but unfortunately Mupen64 still has some work to do before it's ready for prime time.

THE PROS

Being able to relive old Nintendo 64 games is always fun. Mupen64 also loads up quickly and does not hog device resources. The concept is solid even if the execution leaves much to be desired.

THE CONS

It's not easy to figure out exactly how to play a game. Once loaded the game takes you to an opening screen with a play button that's grayed out. It took several minutes of trial an error just to figure out what was going on. Visuals need a lot of work. It's quite obvious that this game is currently in beta testing.

THIS APP DOES NOT COME WITH ROMS
- You must have the right to a given ROM before you play it!
- A number of public domain games/demos are available at www.pdroms.de

99¢ IS FOR DONATIONS ONLY
- This app is free to download on my website (NO ADS!)
- Please consider donating
- Donations support MANY open-source projects and developers

Mupen64Plus, Android Edition (AE) is an N64 emulator for Android. It is currently in Beta testing, which means it is a work in progress. There are still many graphical, lag, and audio problems, even on modern devices. Visit www.paulscode.com to get involved in development and testing, as well as bug-fixes and FAQs.

In order to avoid potential copyright issues related to game screenshots, I've decided to use only public domain games and demos for screenshots. However, if the app gets pulled from the Market again, you will still be able to acquire future updates for free on paulscode.com.

This app is licensed by the GNU GPL v3, and the full source code is available through the public GIT repository at https://github.com/paulscode/mupen64plus-ae If any developers would like write access to the repository, please get in touch with me (Paul) on the support forum. If you need help branching the project, just let me know, and I can help you get set up.

XPERIA PLAY OPTIMIZED
- Analog input from the touchpad!

PERMISSIONS
Internet - The internet is used to send crash reports. It does not download viruses, spyware, or ads of any kind, and it does not collect any private information. Normal data rates apply.
Write External Storage - The device storage is used for writing savegames and custom input profiles.
Vibrate - If your device supports it, vibrate is used for Rumble Pak emulation and haptic button feedback

GETTING STARTED
- Transfer ROMs anywhere to your internal storage/SD card
- Browse to them from within the app
- Default SD card directory on most devices is /mnt/sdcard
- ROMs must be in .n64, .v64, or .z64 format, optionally in .zip files

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Users comments for Mupen64Plus AE (N64 Emulator)

Need support for moga controller because it like keeps registering as me holding the left trigger when I try to map buttons and it only does it in this version

by Toufic Majdalani

Aug 04, 2017 | "Awesome"

It lets me play with my n64 controller

by Smash Fludd!

Jul 30, 2017 | "Poor"

This was soo bad im soo glad I had a refund don't buy this it sucks and playing paper Mario is soo god damn flickery!

by Joel Gonzalez

Jul 22, 2017 | "Great"

I love this emulator I always will it's fantastic and it's come a long way! Recently however I ran into a new problem that wasn't there before, I can no longer play turok 2 seeds of evil because it crashes at the start when adon is transition cutscenes says checking controller Pak and resets, for now I'm using older version but I will make 5 stars again once this is fixed, I'm on GS8+

by Chad Warford

Jul 17, 2017 | "Great"

Excellent emulator with many updates in the past (I assume some recent) and decent input options. A few minor complaints: Input for Xbox One's right stick doesn't work. It seems to think it's constantly pushing at the top and right, a fix would be greatly appreciated, because otherwise my new Xbox One controller works well with it. I can use my Mad Catz controller for any game that requires use of the c-stick, but it'd be nice if someone would consider fixing this. I'd greatly appreciate it and I'm sure it wouldn't take too much effort. Second, you can't input save or load state buttons. It seems small, but being able to save on the fly with a button or reload a save state with a quick press of the menu/select key would be so useful. Third, I wish you could save per ROM. By that I mean save input configurations per ROM, so that when you load up said ROM (either because its name fits the requirement or something else), you didn't have to fumble about, realize you have it set for "Goldeneye controls" and go back to change it. All-in-all, though, this emulator is great. Maybe not the best it could be, but probably the best you can find and worth supporting with $1.

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Go back in time with Nintendo 64 games for your Android device..
It may be unfair to judge a game while it's still in beta testing, but reviews must be fair. It's hard not to love apps that take the player back to old Nintendo games with a healthy dose of nostalgia, but unfortunately Mupen64 still has some work to do before it's ready for prime ti….